Vilas, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81087
Baca County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 145
- 1/sq mi
- $93,800
- Median home value
- 16.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Vilas pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 65%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81087 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81087 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Vilas, Baca County, Colorado, home to just 145 residents across 103.6 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 81087, but per-capita income is $21,477. The poverty rate is 33.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $93,800 (81% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $464; owner occupancy is 65.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.7, and the average commute is 11 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Colorado and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 81087.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 81087, Vilas, CO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
145
Population
103.6
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81087?
35.7
Median Age
50.3%
Male
49.7%
Female
9.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$21,477
Per Capita Income
33.0%
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
11.2 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
91housing units
91
Total Housing Units
81
Occupied Units
10
Vacant Units
2.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$93,800
Median Home Value
-81% vs state ZIP avg
$464
Median Rent
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 81087, employing approximately 6 people with a combined annual payroll of $128,000.
3
Businesses
6
Employees
$128K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.